cnbc, beijing. >> thank you. it's not doing a lot for the stock today, down more than 3% at this hour. frustration from wall street to washington over the fiscal cliff. after last night's face-to-face talks between the president and speaker boehner, what's the best solution for avoiding this mess? a left versus right debate is coming up next. a little bit later, two movie studios counting on the hobbit to dwarf the competition this weekend. >>> a tough morning for one oil services firm. hi, bertha. >> hey, melissa. schlumberg schlumberger, top oil services company saying north america activities weaker than anticipated, both on land in the u.s. and in western canada. the combined impacts on profit estimated to be 5 cents to 7 cents a share in the current quarter. the stock down today. that decline now makes it fractionally negative year-to-date. >> the president and house speaker boehner met face-to-face last night at the white house discussing how to avoid the fiscal cliff. john harwood is one of the few people